cas particulier
\kɑ paʁ.ti.ky.lje\
The verdict
“cas particulier” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cas exceptionnel.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cas particulier |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɑ paʁ.ti.ky.lje\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cas particulier” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cas particulier is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɑ paʁ.ti.ky.lje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
cas particulier has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is cas particulier, spelled C-A-S- -P-A-R-T-I-C-U-L-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Cas exceptionnel.
- 2Élément répondant aux critères généraux d’un ensemble, mais possédant des spécificités significatives.
- 3Situation où la règle générale ne s’applique pas ou s’applique différemment.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “cas particulier”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-A-S- -P-A-R-T-I-C-U-L-I-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \kɑ paʁ.ti.ky.lje\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.